Attachment assembly for securing trim material to the padding of a ventilated seat
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorTorbjorn Andersson
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Abstract
A ventilated vehicle seat includes one of a seat back and a seat cushion having an air transmission channel therethrough. Upholstery covers the one of a seat back and a seat cushion. An air permeable spacer layer is disposed between the one of a seat back and a seat cushion and the upholstery, and the air permeable spacer layer is in fluid communication with the air transmission channel. An air permeable tie-down strap connects the upholstery to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion.
Claims20
A ventilated vehicle seat comprising:
- one of a seat back and a seat cushion having an air transmission channel therethrough;
- upholstery covering the one of a seat back and a seat cushion;
- an air permeable spacer layer disposed between the one of a seat back and a seat cushion and the upholstery, the air permeable spacer layer being in fluid communication with the air transmission channel;
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- an air permeable tie-down strap connecting the upholstery to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion.
A ventilated vehicle seat comprising:
- one of a seat back and a seat cushion having an air transmission channel therethrough;
- upholstery covering the one of a seat back and a seat cushion;
- an air permeable spacer layer disposed between the one of a seat back and a seat cushion and the upholstery, the air permeable spacer layer being in fluid communication with the air transmission channel;
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- an air permeable tie-down strap connecting the upholstery to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion;
- wherein the air permeable tie-down strap defines a flow path for air moving within the spacer layer.
An air permeable tie-down strap for a ventilated vehicle seat, the tie-down strap comprising a mesh body portion having a length and a width;
- wherein the ventilated vehicle seat includes one of a seat back and a seat cushion having an air transmission channel therethrough, upholstery covering the one of a seat back and a seat cushion, and an air permeable spacer layer disposed between the one of a seat back and a seat cushion and the upholstery, the air permeable spacer layer being in fluid communication with the air transmission channel;
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- wherein a portion of the tie-down strap is attached to at least one of the upholstery and the spacer layer, and a portion of the tie-down strap is attached to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion, thereby connecting the at least one of the upholstery and the spacer layer to the one of a seat back and a seat cushion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.